Photo's of Northamptonshire Men/Women Both Wars Wanted Please

[seahall]

Hi Willsy/Diana. 

Willsy as I went to Rushden I will put my piccie's here also.

Thanks for the other piccies I will look forward to them.

Also for the ones overseas to Herbert.

Diana someone is going to be over the moon about that piccie. 

Well more than likely more than just one person.

Sandy

[seahall]

Here is my photograph of the Rushden War Memorial.

Sandy

[seahall]

And her is Herbert's name.

Sandy

[forester]

Hello Diana and Sandy,

They are possibly instructors. Definitely a wide selection of regiments, but the three in the centre look like Army Gymnastic Staff.

Phil

[seahall]

Evening Phil. 

Thanks for saying about the photograph as you have good
knowledge in these things.

Time for bed.

Nite.

Sandy

[forester]

Evening Sandy,

You didn't see the mess I made of last nights post then.   

I think I need more sleep, less RC. 

Phil 

[scrimnet]

Hi Sandy

Here is the group photo I sent you.

My grandad, Frank JONES, was in the First Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment.   He is fourth from the left in the back row of this photo.   I'm not sure if the men are all in the same regiment as caps and badges are not all the same.   Maybe some kind Rootchatter can explain?

If anyone could suggest a date I should be extremely grateful.   I know my grandad was in Egypt at the outbreak of the war and it really doesn't look as if it was taken there.   Then he was just home for a few days before arriving in France on 12th August 1914.   So, my best guess is that it was taken in the week before he went to France, but really I've no idea.   

Also, if I'm not asking too much, it would be really great to put names to faces!!

Many thanks,

Diana

This is an instructing cadre as Phil, has pointed out....And all PTIs, with the central staff, members of the Army Physical Training Staff (as it was renamed in 1918).

As for date...Autumn (?Oct/Nov) 1917

The collars have been tidied up and there is at least x1 wound stripe visible.. I can see no overseas chevrons though. Also as Instructors, they have the stiffeners back in their caps. There are also a number of 1915 ptn jackets.

What a lot of cap badges!! Cavalry and infantry...Ummmm....Somewhere like Etaples perhaps? Or more likely a trg course for instructors at Aldershot, home of the APTS (APTC in 1940...)

[Stebie9173]

Glad to be of help, Willsy! Thanks for posting his Memorial photos, and thanks to Sandy for her photos, too.


Diana,

Do you know what Frank Jones' Regimental number was? It would be rather unusual for Frank to have arrived back from Egypt just before the war, as the 1st Battalion who went to France on the 12th/13th August 1914 were assembled from soldiers serving in England and a large number of Reservists who had served their "active" period of service and were back in civilian jobs but on Reserve duty.

The 2nd Battalion were out in Egypt at the outbreak of war, but did not reach England as a group until October 1914.


It's not impossible for him to have made it back to the UK if he shipped from Egypt just before the war, but I haven't seen an instance of it happening...


Steve.


P.S. From my database, I have two Frank Jones' with the 1st Northamptons.

8259 Cpl/Sgt Frank Jones - Enlisted in later part of 1906. To France 13-8-1914. Wounded as a Cpl. with 1st Battalion at Aubers Ridge on or around 9th May 1915. No discharge date on Medal Roll, therefore probably still in the Army in early 1920s.

7196 L/Cpl/Acting Sgt Frank Jones, enlisted in the latter part of 1903. To France, 13-8-1914. No details of wounding, etc. Transferred to Labour Corps, No. 704196 (very late number, possibly even post war).


P.P.S There are a couple of post-war "F Jones" pictures on the Northamptonshire Regiments Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Jones&w=29031004%40N06

[susie956]

Hi Sandy,
Glad you got the photo's it is a pleasure to help.
If I come across any more will certainly let you have them.

Regards
Sue